任务型阅读
A report in a newspaper says that school accidents, such as food poisoning (食物中毒), fires, electricity and traffic, kill more primary and middle school students than anything else. So we must learn how to protect ourselves better. Here are some tips for keeping safety in mind every day.
On our way home or to school: Wait for the green traffic light, and look left and right before we go across the road. We’d better wear bright-color clothes, so the drivers can see us easily. Don’t believe strange people in the street.
At school: When students around us begin to push each other, we need to stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. If we fall down in a moving crowd, use both hands to cover the head. Lean to one side, curl up (蜷缩) our body and bend (使弯曲) the legs.
In a fire: Stay calm. Leave the classroom quickly under the directions of the teachers. Smoke can be more dangerous than fire, so use a piece of cloth to cover our mouth and nose. What will we do if the clothes burn? Remember not to run! Drop and fall to the ground. Then roll! It will make the fire go out.
For eating: Wash fruits carefully before eating them. Check the expiration dates (保质期) on the packages of the snacks, and if it looks or smells bad, don’t eat it.
Topic: 1. safety every day | ||
Fact | It’s 2. that school accidents kill more students than anything else. | |
Safety Tips | On the way | Wait for the green light, look both sides before we 3. the road. Wear bright colors. Don’t believe 4. in the street. |
At school | It’s5.___ for us to stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. We’d better cover our head with both hands, leaning to one side, curling up our body and 6. our legs. | |
In a fire | Stay calm. Follow the teachers’ 7. and leave quickly. Cover our mouth and nose by 8. a piece of cloth. Drop to the ground and roll over and over to put out the fire. | |
For eating | Wash fruits carefully before we eat them. Check the expiration dates. Don’t eat the food that 9. bad. | |
Purpose | To make the students know the tips to be protected from 10. . | |
根据句意以及所给动词的适当形式填空
1.How high the mountain is! We have difficulty____ (breathe) the fresh air on the top of it..
2.Not only his parents but also Tom ____ ______(see) the film Titanic several times.
3.We must do everything we can ________________(prevent) haze. It’s bad for us.
4.The meeting about the South Sea of China ______ ____ live tomorrow(cover).
5.–I called you at 4:30 p.m yesterday, but nobody answered.
--Sorry, I _______ ____(try) out for the school basketball team at that time.
根据句意和汉语提示写出单词,完成句子。
1.Though your English is good, you’d better pay attention to your ______________(发音).
2.Do you believe that our moods can be _______________(影响) by colours?
3.Why were you _______ ( 缺席的) from school yesterday ?
4.Mozart is one of the most famous ____________(音乐家) in the world.
5.The coats are those ___________(导演). Please take good care of them.
What do you see when look at abstract (抽象) art? Does it look like anything?
Abstract art became popular in the early 20th century. Artists did not want to paint, draw, or sculpt(雕刻) things exactly like they looked. They didn’t want their art to be realistic. They were more interested in basic shapes and colors.
Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists. He painted and drew in many, many styles. Sometimes he used a lot of blue colors (his “blue period”). Later he used more red and pink colors (his “rose period”). Many of his other paintings are called “cubist(立体画派)”because they are made of painted squares.
After a long time, Picasso’s paintings became more and more abstract. He painted people and things using strange shapes. His work was so original; many of other artists didn’t understand it.
Kandinsky, another famous artist, used shapes to paint his subjects. His paintings also used strong colors to express feelings.
Other artists, like surrealists (超现实主义者), were interested in the subconscious (潜意识). Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbols in their works. The meaning or subject of their work wasn’t always clear. Dali, another surrealist artist, painted pictures that looked like dreams.
There are still many abstract artists around the world. It’s often hard to say what their art is about. They want each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it.
1.Which of the following would be most like abstract art?
A. A painting of a house.
B. A sculpture of a car.
C. A drawing of two people in a coffee house.
D. A red and blue painting, with no clear subject.
2.What happened to Picasso’s work after a long time?
A. It became less original.
B. It became more abstract.
C. He went from using red colors to using blue colors.
D. He only painted with colored squares.
3.How did Kandinsky express feelings?
A. By using colors and shapes.
B. By painting with a lot of symbols.
C. By painting realistic people.
D. By painting in red and pink colors.
4.Who is probably the most famous abstract artist?
A. Picasso. B. Dali. C. Breton. D. Magritte.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Magritte’s art was full of symbols.
B. Dali was interested in dreams.
C. Many people can't understand the meanings of some abstract art works.
D. Today there are no more abstract artists in the world.
Ben
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me.Now I can enjoy myself in the evening.” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future.” What does he mean? I simply don’t know.Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes.I’m quite an expert(专家) on computers now and you know, I actually(事实上) enjoy studying.
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying.To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing.Just reading, that is, to kill the time.But I do enjoy watching TV.Not that I watch everything.In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully.I’m particularly interested in current affairs(时事).In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school.
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person-I simply love doing things.That’s why I enjoy sports so much.I mean, actually playing.I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it.I’m even interested in the history of sports.I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing.Some people say I’m not very good at it, though.
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying.I’d rather do this than anything else.Since I left school.I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things.I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way.My latest “craze(狂热)”-if you can call it that -is foreign languages.I’m learning two, not one!
1.The sentence “That’s that!” means ________.
A.Ben wants to learn that
B. Ben thinks he never need to learn
C.Ben would like to go on studying
D.Ben will learn from others
2.Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying.
A. Ben and Joan B.Eve and Ted
C.Ted and Joan D.Ben and Eve
3.In the future, we can infer(推断) that ________.
A.Joan prefers going to the city libraries.
B.Eve will study computers
C.Ben is interested in current affairs.
D.Joan may speak one of foreign languages well.
4.According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Ben was pleased to leave school.
B.Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV.
C.Joan is learning languages in the evening school.
D.Eve does not spend much time in reading.
It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, "No, I'm not." Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, "She's not from anywhere!" The two went to their desks, talking to each other in Korean.
The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory(介绍的)questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, "Where are you from?" Tara answered that she was from Korea. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara's answer.
"Aha!" they both exclaimed, "You ARE from Korea!" Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized(道歉)to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only.
"I agree." said Rose.
"You're 100 percent right." agreed Jenny, "Rose and I must stop speaking Korean to each other. Right,Rose?" Rose nodded,and then said something in Korean. All three women laughed.
The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.
1.The underlined word "exclaimed" in Paragraph 3 means " ".
A. announced with excitement
B. shouted in surprise
C. screamed with joy
D. cried in fear
2. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that .
A. Tara said she was from Korea because she knew the student in her group was also from Korea
B. Tara said she was from Korea because she wanted to make friends with the student in her group
C. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't want Rose and Jenny to speak Korean with her the following days
D. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't like Rose and Jenny and wasn't willing to speak Korean with them
3.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Don't Tell Lies B. An ESL Class
C. Let's Speak English D. Three Korean Women